- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
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Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Designate a Central Authority to handle intercountry adoption dutiesCrown / Minister / Government department
18 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.008
Meaning of “Convention adoption” and related expressions in 1976 and 1978 Acts. (opens in a new tab)
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 42 shown42 other schedules
s.sch001
Any Contracting State may declare to the depositary of the...
s.sch001
Notwithstanding any declaration made under paragraph 2, the reports provided...
s.sch001
The States signatory to the present Convention.
s.sch001
Recognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development...
s.sch001
Recalling that each State should take, as a matter of...
s.sch001
Recognizing that intercountry adoption may offer the advantage of a...
s.sch001
Convinced of the necessity to take measures to ensure that...
s.sch001
Desiring to establish common provisions to this effect, taking into...
s.sch001
Have agreed upon the following provisions—
s.sch002
In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority and Social Services...
s.sch002
In subsection (1) of section 33 of the Immigration Act...
s.sch002
(1) In subsection (2) of section 14 of the 1976...
s.sch002
(1) In subsection (2) of section 14 of the 1978...
s.sch002
In subsection (1) of section 57 of the Family Law...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/i/crossheading/article/1_p
The objects of the present Convention are—
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/i/crossheading/article/3_p
The Convention ceases to apply if the agreements mentioned in...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/ii/crossheading/article/4_
An adoption within the scope of the Convention shall take...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/ii/crossheading/article/5_
An adoption within the scope of the Convention shall take...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iii/crossheading/article/1
Accreditation shall only be granted to and maintained by bodies...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iii/crossheading/article/1
An accredited body shall— (a) pursue only non-profit objectives according...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iii/crossheading/article/1
A body accredited in one Contracting State may act in...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iii/crossheading/article/1
The designation of the Central Authorities and, where appropriate, the...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iii/crossheading/article/8
Central Authorities shall take, directly or through public authorities, all...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iii/crossheading/article/9
Central Authorities shall take, directly or through public authorities or...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iv/crossheading/article/14
Persons habitually resident in a Contracting State, who wish to...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iv/crossheading/article/17
Any decision in the State of origin that a child...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iv/crossheading/article/18
The Central Authorities of both States shall take all necessary...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/iv/crossheading/article/20
The Central Authorities shall keep each other informed about the...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/v/crossheading/article/24_
The recognition of an adoption may be refused in a...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/v/crossheading/article/25_
Any Contracting State may declare to the depositary of the...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/28
The Convention does not affect any law of a State...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/29
There shall be no contact between the prospective adoptive parents...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/31
Without prejudice to Article 30, personal data gathered or transmitted...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/33
Acompetentauthority which finds that any provision of the Convention has...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/34
If the competent authority of the State of destination of...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/35
The competent authorities of the contracting States shall act expeditiously...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/36
In relation to a State which has two or more...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/37
In relation to a State which with regard to adoption...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/38
A State within which different territorial units have their own...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/40
No reservation to the Convention shall be permitted.
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/41
The Convention shall apply in every case where an application...
s.schedule/1/part/chapter/vi/crossheading/article/42
The Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International...
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